Reversible foundation bolt holder

Abstract

A reversible foundation bolt holder is provided which has two separate grasping means. Each grasping means can either straddle a form adjacent a building foundation requiring a foundation bolt or may support the foundation bolt above the foundation by placement of the foundation bolt through holes therein. The two grasping means are oriented perpendicular to each other. The holes within each grasping means are of different sizes corresponding to different sized foundation bolts. The holes of each grasping means are located such that they will properly position a foundation bolt in the center of mudsills of varying dimensions. The foundation bolt holder thus has two operative orientations. One orientation locates the first grasping means straddling the form and the second grasping means supporting the foundation bolt. The second orientation locates the second grasping means straddling the form and the first grasping means supporting the foundation bolt.

I claim: 
     
       1. A reversible foundation bolt holder comprising in combination: a first grasping means including a means to releasably grasp a form supporting cementitious material, and   a second grasping means connected to said first grasping means and including a means to releasably grasp a foundation bolt in an orientation desired to anchor the foundation bolt within the cementitious material;   wherein said first grasping means and said second grasping means are separated by an axis of symmetry such that said first grasping means and said second grasping means appear as mirror images of each other from a front view thereof; and   wherein said first grasping means includes means to releasably grasp a foundation bolt, said foundation bolt grasping means of said first grasping means distinct from said foundation bolt grasping means of said second grasping means, and said second grasping means includes means to grasp the form;   whereby said foundation bolt holder is reversible through pivoting about said axis of symmetry.   
     
     
       2. The bolt holder of claim 1 wherein said first grasping means and said second grasping means include anti-skew means whereby the foundation bolt held therein is restrained from motion while the cementitious material hardens. 
     
     
       3. A reversible foundation bolt holder comprising in combination: a first grasping means including a means to releasably grasp a form supporting cementitious material, and   a second grasping means connected to said first grasping means and including a means to releasably grasp a foundation bolt in an orientation desired to anchor the foundation bolt within the cementitious material;   wherein said first grasping means and said second grasping means are separated by an axis of symmetry such that said first grasping means and said second grasping means appear as mirror images of each other from a front view thereof; and   wherein said first grasping means includes means to releasably grasp a foundation bolt and said second grasping means includes means to grasp the form;   whereby said foundation bolt holder is reversible through pivoting about said axis of symmetry, and   wherein said means to grasp a foundation bolt of said first grasping means and said second grasping means each include a distal plate and a proximal plate spaced apart, each said plate having a plurality of holes therein sized to receive foundation bolts, each said hole of said distal plate aligned, along a line substantially perpendicular to said distal plate and said proximal plate, with one of said holes of said proximal plate.   
     
     
       4. The bolt holder of claim 3 wherein said distal plates and said proximal plates each have two of said holes therein, each said hole located such that when one of said means to grasp the form is in place on the form each hole is a different horizontal distance from said form equal to one half of a width of a mudsill to be anchored by the foundation bolts oriented by said bolt holder, whereby said bolt holder provides two said holes for receiving foundation bolts therein with one said hole utilizable for a mudsill of one width and another said hole utilizable for a mudsill of another width without necessitating multiple bolt holders having different hole locations. 
     
     
       5. The bolt holder of claim 4 wherein said holes of said first grasping means are of a different size than said holes of said second grasping means, whereby said bolt holder can be reversed to orient holes of appropriate size to grasp a bolt of a desired size and position the bolt for fastening into the cementitious material.   
     
     
       6. The bolt holder claim 3 wherein said plates of said first grasping means are substantially parallel to each other and spaced a distance substantially equal to a width of the form and said plates of said second grasping means are substantially parallel to each other and spaced a distance substantially equal to a width of the form, said first grasping means and said second grasping means oriented such that when said first grasping means straddles the form, said second grasping means is located to support the foundation bolt, and when said second grasping means straddles the form, said first grasping means is located to support the foundation bolt. 
     
     
       7. The bolt holder of claim 6 wherein said plates of said first grasping means are substantially orthogonal to said plates of said second grasping means, whereby the bolt is maintained in an orientation parallel to the form.   
     
     
       8. The bolt holder of claim 6 wherein both said first grasping means and said second grasping means includes an orthogonal plate interposed orthogonally between said parallel plates of said first grasping means and said second grasping means, said orthogonal plates being attached to said parallel plates at ends thereof nearer said axis of symmetry, said orthogonal plates having ribs thereon extending within planes parallel to said parallel plates and between said parallel plates; whereby said orthogonal plate of said first grasping means is elevated slightly above a top edge of the form when said parallel plates of said first grasping means straddle said form and said orthogonal plate of said second grasping means is elevated slightly above a top edge of the form when said parallel plates of said second grasping means straddle said form, thereby providing a space within which a lever may be placed to remove said bolt holder from the form.   
     
     
       9. The bolt holder of claim 8 wherein one of said parallel plates of said first grasping means and one of said parallel plates of said second grasping means includes a nail hole, whereby the bolt holder can be securely fastened to the form by locating a nail through said nail hole and into the form. 
     
     
       10. A bolt holder for supporting a foundation bolt in place within cementitious material of a building foundation during hardening thereof, comprising in combination: a first straddle means to mount said bolt holder to a form supporting the cementitious material, and   a first support means connected to said first straddle means supporting the foundation bolt in an orientation extending out of the cementitious material when said straddle means is mounted to the form,   said first straddle means including two plates oriented in two planes spaced apart from each other with the plates on opposite sides of the form.   
     
     
       11. The bolt holder of claim 10 wherein said first straddle means includes a lever receiving means between the form and said bolt holder and between said two plates of said first straddle means, whereby said lever receiving means can receive a lever to pry said bolt holder off of the form. 
     
     
       12. A bolt holder for supporting a foundation bolt in place within cementitious material of a building foundation during hardening thereof, comprising in combination: a first straddle means to mount said bolt holder to a form supporting the cementitious material, and   a first support means connected to said first straddle means supporting the foundation bolt in an orientation extending out of the cementitious material when said straddle means is mounted to the form, and   wherein said first straddle means includes two substantially parallel the plates spaced apart a distance similar to a width of the form with plates on opposite sides of the form.   
     
     
       13. A bolt holder for supporting a foundation bolt in place within cementitious material of a building foundation during hardening thereof, comprising in combination: a first straddle means to mount said bolt holder to a form supporting the cementitious material, and   a first support means connected to said first straddle means supporting the foundation bolt in an orientation extending out of the cementitious material, and   wherein said first support means has a second straddle means integral therewith similar to said first straddle means and wherein said first straddle means has a second support means integral therewith similar to said first support means, whereby said apparatus may be reoriented with said second straddle means mounted to the form and said second support means supporting the foundation bolt.   
     
     
       14. A bolt holder for supporting a foundation bolt in place within cementitious material of a building foundation during hardening thereof, comprising in combination: a first straddle means to mount said bolt holder to a form supporting the cementitious material, and   a first support means connected to said first straddle means supporting the foundation bolt in an orientation extending out of the cementitious material, and   wherein said first straddle means includes a lever receiving means between the form and said bolt holder, whereby said lever receiving means can receive a lever to pry said bolt holder off of the form, and   wherein said lever receiving means is a plurality of ribs attached to said bolt holder and interposed between said bolt holder and the form, said ribs oriented parallel to a long axis of the form, whereby a space is provided between said bolt holder and a top surface of the form.   
     
     
       15. The bolt holder of claim 14 wherein said ribs are spaced sufficiently apart to provide two parallel gaps similar in size to claws of a claw hammer, whereby a claw hammer or similarly configured prying means may be utilized to easily remove said apparatus from the form. 
     
     
       16. A bolt holder for supporting a foundation bolt in place within cementitious material of a building foundation during hardening thereof, comprising in combination: a first straddle means to mount said bolt holder to a form supporting the cementitious material, and   a first support means connected to said first straddle means supporting the foundation bolt in an orientation extending out of the cementitious material, and   wherein said first support means includes a distal plate and a proximal plate spaced apart with holes bored therethrough, said holes oriented such that each hole in said distal plate has a companion hole in said proximal plate, each hole and its companion hole residing along an axis of bolt alignment.   
     
     
       17. The bolt holder of claim 16 wherein said distal plate and said proximal plate are mutually parallel and spaced apart a distance equal to a width of the form, whereby said bolt holder is reorientable with said distal plate and said proximal plate straddling the form. 
     
     
       18. The bolt holder of claim 17 wherein said first straddle means has a second support means supporting the foundation bolt when said bolt holder is reoriented with said distal plate and said proximal plate straddling the form. 
     
     
       19. A reversible foundation bolt holder comprising in combination: a first grasping means, and   a second grasping means attached to said first grasping means,   each said grasping means including means to attach to a single form supporting cementitious material, said attachment means alone supporting said bolt holder, and   each said grasping means including means to support a foundation bolt within the cementitious material,   whereby said bolt holder can utilize said first grasping means to attach to the form and said second grasping means to support the foundation bolt or utilize said second grasping means to attach to the form and said first grasping means to support the foundation bolt.   
     
     
       20. The bolt holder of claim 19 wherein each said attachment means of each said grasping means includes two plates spaced apart from each other. 
     
     
       21. The bolt holder of claim 20 wherein each said plate of each said attachment means includes a plurality of holes therein sized to receive foundation bolts therethrough, each said hole aligned with another hole of an opposite plate of said attachment means.